William Weyandt

William Henry (Bill) Weyandt passed away suddenly on April 1, 2021 at the age of 91. He was born on December 23, 1929, to Clarence and Ruth (Tabbert) Weyandt in a farmhouse on Lickert-Harder Road in Rocky Ridge, OH. As a child he helped his dad plow the farm and later had summer jobs that included picking tomatoes and working at the US Gypsum plant. Bill was a proud graduate of Clay-Genoa High School in 1947 where he played trumpet in the band and was named all-district in football. He spent a year in Texas in the United States Air Force and then six years in the USAF Reserve. After returning home from active duty he attended the University of Toledo part time for a number of years while working. He was a store manager for Sprenger’s Menswear at Parkway Plaza until 1962, when he started his career with Gold Bond Building Products. He worked his way from salesman all the way up to Midwest Regional Sales Consultant when he retired in 1990. He was amazed at far he had come from being a depression era farm boy. In the early 1950s at the Sycamore Grove he spotted Janet Badger. He asked her to dance to the “Blue Tango” and as he said, never danced with anyone else. They were married on July 17, 1954 in Maumee. The couple built a home on West Dudley Street in Maumee in 1958 and stayed there for 60 years, raising two daughters, before moving to Perrysburg in 2018. Bill was a life member of the Maumee Elks and the Turtle Pond #3. He enjoyed reading, traveling, being on the water, dogs, all kinds of history, cars, the Ohio State Buckeyes, and the Detroit Tigers. He watched the Tigers win the season opener on his last day and as far as he is concerned, they are undefeated! His goals were to learn one new thing every day, and to make at least one person laugh every day. Most of all he enjoyed time with his family. He was deeply in love with his wife, very proud of his children, and happy that he was able to see all of his grandchildren graduate from college. Bill was predeceased by his parents, brothers Ivan and Wayne, and infant sister Virginia Mae. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Janet, daughters Lisa (Mike) Tippin of Bryan and Robin (Bill) McConnell of Perrysburg, grandchildren, Kaitlin Tippin, Kelly (Alex) LaHote, Melissa (Michael) Moyseenko, Erin McConnell, and Ryan McConnell, two great-grandsons, Jackson and Connor LaHote, his dear friend Bob Seyfang, and his loyal dog Shiloh. A private service will be held, with internment at Riverside Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements are in the care of Maison-Dardenne-Walker funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Toledo Area Humane Society or the Golden Retriever Rescue Resource.